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2026
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MEDIA BUZZ

Shortlist Revealed on April 21:

People Magazine —Megha Majumdar, Quiara Alegría Hudes Among Finalists for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction — See the Full Shortlist! (EXCLUSIVE)

CBC Books —Montreal-based cartoonist Lee Lai shortlisted for $205K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Kirkus Reviews  — Shortlist for 2026 Carol Shields Prize Revealed

Quill & Quire —Lee Lai among authors shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Canadian Press — Actress Sonya Walger, graphic novelist Lee Lai shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize

LitHub — Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

New York Review of Books — 'Lion' by Sonya Walger shortlisted for The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Library Journal — Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist Revealed | Book Pulse

Books + Publishing — Lai’s “Cannon” shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Chatelaine — The Carol Shields Prize Shortlist Has Been Announced

Yahoo, Publishers Weekly, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CTV News, Shelf Awareness, MSN, Publishing Perspectives, Winnipeg Free Press, The Albertan, and elsewhere!

Longlist Revealed on March 10:

People Magazine — $150,000 Is on the Line for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction — See the Longlist! (EXCLUSIVE)

CBC Books —4 authors with Canadian ties longlisted for $205K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Kirkus Reviews  — Longlist for 2026 Carol Shields Prize Revealed

Quill & Quire —15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Book Riot — One of These Writers Will Win $150,000

Canadian Press — Amanda Leduc, Katie Kitamura among 15 authors longlisted for Carol Shields Prize

Winnipeg Free Press — Four Canadians make long list of Carol Shields Prize

Writing Africa — Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Announces 2026 Longlist

49th Shelf — CDN Books on the Carol Shields Prize Longlist 2026

Stalking Kafka —The Literary Prize I Trust Most Just Announced Its Longlist 

Laureatus —𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 - The Carol Shields Prize: No existing prize comes close to its $150,000. That's the point.

Yahoo, Publishers Weekly, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Shelf Awareness, AOL, MSN, Hollywood 411 News, Newcity Chicago, Comic Journal, Vancouver Public Library, The Chronicle Journal, and elsewhere!

Jury Announcement on February 3:

CBC Books — Canadian writer Ivan Coyote, Métis writer Cherie Dimaline on jury for $205K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Quill & Quire — Ivan Coyote and Cherie Dimaline on the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction jury